Steve Katz, Editor November 17, 2014The November/December issue of L&NW puts the spotlight on digital printing, not that the industry needs to be directed toward what is clearly today’s most buzz-worthy topic. Digital is everywhere, and it seems I’ve been writing about…

Steve Katz, Editor October 10, 2014During Labelexpo, I had the honor of participating in a panel discussion titled “Bringing the Supply Chain Together.” Joining me on the panel was a handful of editors representing various trade publications covering the labels, flexible p…

Steve Katz, Editor September 9, 2014Transition. The dictionary defines the term as “the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another.” At some point, just about any entity – whether it’s an individual, company or industry – experi…

Steve Katz, Editor July 21, 2014Label & Narrow Web has always prided itself as being “the most targeted magazine in the industry,” targeting, as our name suggests, the label industry specifically. While we have no plans to change the name of this publication, there…

Steve Katz, Editor June 2, 2014I really enjoy the candid conversations I have with label printers, especially the ones where they preface what they’re about to say with an “off the record,” or conclude their thought with a “you can’t print that.&rdquo…

Steve Katz, Editor April 15, 2014Synergy is defined as the interaction of multiple elements in a system to produce an effect different from or greater than the sum of their individual effects. The word comes from the Greek word synergia, which translates to “working together.&…

Steve Katz, Editor March 13, 2014This past winter has been brutal. Here in the Northeast, people will remember a frigid, unrelenting season, with temperatures struggling to get above freezing. There were several snowstorms, or “significant weather events,” as newscasters…

Steve Katz, Editor November 21, 2013“Everything that can become digital will become digital. Printing is no exception.”
The above statement made in 1993 by Indigo founder Benny Landa, who sold his company to HP in 2001, was probably scoffed at by some in the printing indus…

Steve Katz, Editor October 14, 2013I’m fresh back from Brussels, and while our post-show report will wait for our November/December issue, I want to share my take on the 2013 edition of Labelexpo while it’s fresh on my mind.
Especially for those traveling some distance to…

Steve Katz, Editor September 13, 2013Washington State is turning into the figurative, national battleground over “genetically altered foods,” and the push for foods that contain GMOs (genetically modified organisms) to be labeled as such. In 2013, 28 states introduced bills…

Kathleen Scully, Publisher July 17, 2013In October, I will be married to my husband Bill for 20 years, and January 2014 will mark my 20th anniversary here at Rodman Media Corp. For those of you that know my husband, you know this is quite an accomplishment! Meanwhile, staying with one empl…

Steve Katz, Editor May 31, 2013Trade shows come in all shapes and sizes. Some are big and broad in scope, while others are targeted, niche affairs. You can’t be at all of them, or even most of them, but you have us – the media – and the L&NW staff has logged…

Steve Katz, Editor April 10, 2013Walmart often gets thrown around conversations people have about retail, and there ‘s good reason for it – the store sells everything. From food to clothes to flat screen TVs, you can get it all at Walmart. Consumers like convenience, and…

Steve Katz, Editor March 12, 2013If you listen carefully, you can hear the cash register sound effects of Pink Floyd’s iconic song “Money.”
Money, get away
Get a good job with more pay
And you’re okay
Though it’s not my favorite Floyd song (I prefer T…

Steve Katz, Editor January 23, 2013"There’s a magazine for that?” That was my first reaction upon entering the label printing
industry. Of course, I’ve since learned that there truly is a magazine for everything, but at the time, it sure came as a surprise…